Monday, 13 May 2013

15mm "Battle of the Boyne" refight for Broadside 2013 teaser or changing history!

The Battle of the Boyne was fought in 1690 between two claimants of the Irish, Scottish and English thrones, the Catholic King James and the Protestant King William across the river Boyne near Drogheda in the Republic of Ireland (not called that back then) which is situated on the east coast of Ireland. The battle, won by William, was a turning point in James' unsuccessful attempt to regain the crown and ultimately helped ensure the continuation of Protestant ascendancy in Ireland!

The Rejects met up yesterday for a refight of this battle which will be our demonstration game at Broadside 2013 on the 9th of June, myself, Smithy and Surjit played the Catholic forces with Lee, John and Dave played William's forces, the game was umpired by Ray (whose figures we were using) and using Beneath the Lily Banner rules.

I won't go too much into the battle as Ray is being very secret squirrel and is only allowing one picture per Reject blog, the forces are accurate (2 to 1 in Williams favour) and the Catholics forces are meant to lose as history dictates but yesterday we gave history a kicking with the aid of some biased dice gods.

We surprised Ray, ourselves and the Williamite forces, ultimately we would lose but on our terms.........


The town of Oldbridge (scratchbulit by Ray) which no longer exists and on the day only lasted 20 minutes under Dutch Blue Guards assault but on our day lasted a lot longer! The Guards can be just seen advancing.............

To see more you will have to go to Broadside 2013 and to read more of the battle you can go here.


.......and swearing at work explained!





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60 comments:

  1. Ray Rousell13 May 2013 at 08:36

    You certainly DID surprise me with the result!

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  2. BigLee13 May 2013 at 08:37

    It was a good game, and as you accurately put it "we gave history a kicking". Lol. It just shows that no matter how you 'manipulate' the rules having a randomised element (dice rolling) can produce some interesting results!

    btw love the swearing at work guide, I've already printed it out and put it on the staff noticeboard!

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  3. BigLee13 May 2013 at 08:39

    Oh, and for another teaser picture of the game look here.

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  4. The Dark Templar13 May 2013 at 09:37

    Looking forward to seeing it all at Broadside!

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  5. Simon Quinton 13 May 2013 at 10:00

    Sounds good, Look forward to seeing the post-Broadside photo's :D

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  6. Clint13 May 2013 at 10:03

    14: Try saying "This appears not to be working. "
    Instead of: "The F**king F**k is Abso-F**kin'-Lutely F**kin' F**ked!"

    I look forward to seeing you all and the game at Broadside!

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  7. The Extraordinarii13 May 2013 at 10:26

    Maybe we should call you guys 'Posties teasers'....lol good stuff look forward to the AARs

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  8. TamsinP13 May 2013 at 10:36

    Here's to another historical reverse on the day!

    15. Try saying "This proposal looks very interesting. Whose idea was it?"
    Instead of "What f***ing f***wit came up with this f***ing pile of sh***?!"

    See you all in June

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  9. Mark13 May 2013 at 10:42

    That is probably the main downside of playing games based on historical events. History doesn't always win out in the end. It's also one of the fun things though.

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  10. Carl 13 May 2013 at 10:55

    Always like it when historical wargame recreations go against history. Just watched the episode on the Battle of the Boyne on discovery Channel, part of the greatest battles series. Not a major period of history i am familiar with (17th Century stops for me at end of the Civil War) but now one I will be paying more attention to.

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    1. The Angry Lurker13 May 2013 at 12:56

      I knew little myself of the period except for this Irish battle!

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  11. Alex J. Cavanaugh13 May 2013 at 11:06

    Hope we get more pictures after Broadside.
    The cussing at work is funny. Here in the South, we have a saying - "Bless his heart" which is followed by the unspoken phrase "the stupid ___."

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  12. Unknown13 May 2013 at 11:19

    Ha! the swearing one was great

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  13. Trey13 May 2013 at 11:23

    I should borrow that swearing sheet for my workplace--though I probably need it more than my staff.

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  14. Unknown13 May 2013 at 11:25

    This isn't fair, I want to know what happened now. That bloody fecking Rousell is a weasley c**t for making me go from blog to blog to find out the ending. Or should I say. Dag nabbit, I do wish that lovely gentleman Ray would have allowed you to post the game in it's entirety here. I'll have a jolly good time hopping from blog to blog today.

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  15. Dixie@dcrelief13 May 2013 at 11:36

    LOL

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  16. Rodger13 May 2013 at 11:45

    Very very nice Mr Fran! Looking forward to more!

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  17. Paul13 May 2013 at 12:14

    Damn Ray and his censorship ministry!

    Nice post Fran.

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  18. WarRaptor13 May 2013 at 12:32

    Goooo Catholics! I liked the picture of Oldbridge.

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    1. The Angry Lurker13 May 2013 at 13:08

      It was a good model, I helped Ray with the making of it!

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    2. Ray Rousell13 May 2013 at 13:36

      YOU LYING BASTARD! YOU WAS IN THE ROOM, BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT!!!!!

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    3. TamsinP14 May 2013 at 15:10

      I refer Mr Roussell to the document posted by Mr Lee regarding use of foul language ;)

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  19. Steve-the-Wargamer13 May 2013 at 13:11

    Lovely looking game - break a leg on the day!

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  20. fireymonkeyboy13 May 2013 at 13:16

    I like the guide to workspeak, handy. Also, after the big tease, you realize we expect full coverage post-event?

    FMB

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  21. Pat Hatt13 May 2013 at 13:25

    LOL but I really would rather swear at my work lair, have a grand time too!

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  22. mshatch13 May 2013 at 13:39

    Loved the try saying this instead, ha!

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  23. DEZMOND13 May 2013 at 13:43

    oh, what would the English language be without the F word :)

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  24. A Beer for the Shower13 May 2013 at 14:01

    "Well f*** me backwards with a telegraph pole."

    Consider that sentence officially added to my arsenal. I love it.

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    1. TamsinP14 May 2013 at 15:12

      One I particularly love is "Go f*** yourself sideways knee-deep in rats***!"

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  25. Anonymous13 May 2013 at 14:09

    Only one picture per blog? Very secret indeed! I love the work memo. I'd never survive there.

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  26. Luckyjoe13 May 2013 at 14:18

    Nice battle pic, I'm looking forward to more. Love the swearing translation. :)

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  27. Smillie13 May 2013 at 14:45

    Sounds like a good game.

    And swearing at work, sadly I work at home alone so I'm probably only offending myself :(

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  28. Unknown13 May 2013 at 14:52

    Fun as always Brother...

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  29. Michael Awdry13 May 2013 at 16:49

    Ray goes to all that hard work producing a historically accurate game and what happens? Along come the Rejects!!! Sounds like great fun and just loved the poster.

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  30. Phil13 May 2013 at 17:37

    Sounds very nice, looking forward for more!!
    Phil.

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  31. Curt13 May 2013 at 17:43

    Good job on your command, Fran. It's good to give history a tweak on the nose from time to time.

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  32. Zabadak13 May 2013 at 19:17

    Looks like it'll be an interesting affair at Broadside, I hope we get "the real I am" about what happened in the pre-game game.

    Am I right to assume that you don't bother with the "Try Saying" chart any more with Ray ?

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  33. Lead Legion13 May 2013 at 19:29

    I'm looking forward to this in action at Broadside. Have to admit though, I surprised Ray persuaded you to take part in the game. Bit close to the bone for yourself, I'd have thought.

    Love the swearing guide. I'd love to implement it, but swearing at myself is one of the few joys I have at work, not having any colleagues to swear at and all.

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    1. The Angry Lurker13 May 2013 at 20:36

      Refused to play nothing other than the Jacobite forces!

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  34. Jay13 May 2013 at 19:35

    Looks like a winner of a game, dag nabbit.

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  35. Sgt Steiner13 May 2013 at 19:58

    You are all very naughty with your teasing and tempting :-)

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  36. Juan Mancheño13 May 2013 at 21:19

    Very nice (and small) post, Fran.

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  37. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)13 May 2013 at 21:31

    Looks like you guys will be putting on a great show and that swearing at work is a funny little gem.

    Christopher

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  38. Mike13 May 2013 at 21:52

    I see, you're saying "Only allowing one picture per Reject blog," instead of "F*****g Ray, the F****r, insists on this F*****g rule of one F*****g picture. What a F****r!!!!!

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  39. Mecha Ace13 May 2013 at 21:53

    Looking good Fran. I'll look forward to hearing how it goes at the show, along with some piccies.

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  40. The Happy Whisk13 May 2013 at 22:20

    #12 made me laugh out loud. That's one of my favorites.

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  41. Monty13 May 2013 at 22:51

    Great opening shot and now I have to look for the rest!

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  42. russell120013 May 2013 at 23:31

    Really? That's interesting.

    LOL

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  43. Scottswargaming14 May 2013 at 02:02

    Nice intro, looking forward to Rays full report.
    Thanks for the swear sheet - gave me a chuckle!

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  44. Unknown14 May 2013 at 09:05

    This looks very good! I'm looking forward to reading the whole story, after the show.

    Have a good time at Broadside!

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  45. Stefan (aka. Monty)14 May 2013 at 09:45

    LOL
    :-D

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  46. david bromley14 May 2013 at 11:18

    The best part of historical scenarios is the chance to cuff History's ear!
    Sound's like it was a grand game, and adds to my jealousy of all the conventions you guy's get to hit!

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